Claims of major illegal asbestos dumping in Black Hill

THREE government agencies are investigating allegations of a major case of illegal asbestos dumping in Ballarat.

The allegations are believed to be separate to incidents in Sussex Street and Melbourne Road and involve more than 80 truckloads of untreated asbestos-contaminated soil dumped in Black Hill by Telstra contractors.

The soil comes from pits and pipes being removed or repaired in preparation for the NBN in a process called remediation, which is required to allow for fibre-optic cables to be rolled out.